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Matthew Storms To Windy City Title Win

6 Mar 2015

England's 34-year-old Nick Matthew produced a squash masterclass to see off world No.1 Mohamed Elshorbagy to win the final of the 2015 Windy City Open presented by Guggenheim and EquiTrust Life Insurance Company in Chicago.

The straight games victory sees Matthew become the oldest ever winner of a PSA World Series event and also sees him collect his 32nd career title - and his first PSA World Series trophy since winning the 2013 Hong Kong Open.

The Sheffield-based man played with precision and determination from the opening point as he dominated proceedings, absorbing everything the powerful Egyptian threw at him to secure the title 11-7, 11-2, 11-7 in 62 minutes, with the opening game alone taking 27-minutes.

"You always go into a match with a game plan but it's another thing being able to execute it against someone like Mohamed because he plays at such a fast pace and takes away your thinking time," said Matthew.

"But I felt I played well when under pressure today. I was patent and picked my times to attack well and I'm just delighted to get another World Series win."

In an display of ultimate precision the three-time World Champion made just two errors throughout the entire match as he kept up a relentless pace to win his second tournament inside a month, adding to the Case Swedish Open he collected in February.

"I'm really enjoying my squash at the minute," he said. "I guess I'm in the twilight of my career - the end is closer than the beginning - but I managed to take my chances tonight against someone who has been in incredible form recently.

"I'm sure we're going to have a few more battles to come before I retire and hopefully I can come back here next year to defend the title."